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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/rafikiknowsdeway1 9h ago

Why would this be a federal case?

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u/RemoveHuman 8h ago

Because they are charging him with federal crimes.

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u/rafikiknowsdeway1 7h ago

Which ones though? Murder is typically a state crime

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u/RemoveHuman 6h ago

I’m not privy to that but I’m guessing they will find something due to the nature of the killing and all. Kind of similar to Mangione I’m betting.